Excellent long-term locum tenens job opportunity in Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine in eastern New York. One of the areas premier health systems is seeking a long-term locums physician to provide coverage in their state-of-the-art facility immediately. Candidates must be Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine and involved in Sleep Medicine (BC, BE, or in training). There has been recent expansion and volume increase with new patients, so the right locums candidate will aid two full-time physicians with both inpatient and clinic work. Schedule will be Monday-Friday, 8:00-5:00. Daily call during the week entails rounding on all active inpatients that have been consulted on the medical and surgical floors and rarely the ICU (mostly COPD, Chronic Asthma, Emphysema, etc.). Locums will not be the primary care giver for these patients. A typical day is rounding on 4-10 patients and taking between 0-4 new consults. Procedures include thoracenteses, PFT interpretation, and bronchoscopies; no critical care procedures. Generally locums physician would see about a half day of inpatient obligation and a half day of duties in the outpatient clinic. Daily clinic duties would include 1-2 new patients (40 minutes each) and 4-6 follow-up patients (20 minutes each) who have been previously seen by a Pulmonologist. Locums would also take calls and be available to see patients from physicians outside the hospital who may have questions or need consultations. Night call is very light and would mainly be phone duty (there is a separate staff for this, and emergency consults/procedures at the hospital may be once per month). Weekend call entails 1-4 hours of rounding on 4-10 active patients who have been previously consulted. Locums would also be available during the weekend to see new consults and to do standard procedures. Travel, lodging, malpractice insurance, and an extremely competitive wage will be provided. Do not miss your chance to experience this beautiful summer location only a short drive from Albany!!! Call today for more details!
